NER Class P2

NER Class P2
LNER Class J26

No. 65774 passes Thornaby station 28 March 1955
Type and origin
Power type Steam
Designer Wilson Worsdell
Builder NER Darlington Works (30)
NER Gateshead Works (20)
Build date 1904-1905
Total produced 50
Specifications
Configuration 0-6-0
Gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia. 4 ft 7 1⁄4 in (1.403 m)
Loco weight 46.8 long tons (47.6 t)
Fuel type coal
Boiler pressure 180 psi (1.2 MPa)
Cylinders two inside
Cylinder size 18 1⁄2 in × 26 in (470 mm × 660 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort 24,640 lbf (109.6 kN)

The NER Class P2 (LNER Class J26) was a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotives of the North Eastern Railway.[1][2] All 50 locomotives survived into British Railways ownership in 1948 and their BR numbers were 65730-65779. None survive into preservation.

References

  1. ↑ Ian Allan ABC of British Railways Locomotives, 1948 edition, part 4, page 42
  2. ↑ http://www.lner.info/locos/J/j26.shtml
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